By Daniela Porat From undergoing airport security screenings to regularly working in multiple jurisdictions, airline industry workers face a host of unusual circumstances, and recent rulings on paid sick leave, meal breaks and more showcase these particularities of working in the aviation industry. These cases deal with typical wage and hour disputes that are complicated […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (SHS) recently obtained an $8.3M arbitration award on behalf of Claimant Dr. Yuhui David Chen against Silicon Valley semiconductor company InnoGrit Corporation, its parent company Shanghai InnoGrit Technologies Co., Ltd., and InnoGrit CEO Dr. Zining Wu. The total award includes […]

The American Lawyer is proud to present its inaugural South Trailblazers. The Trailblazer series is a special supplement developed by the business arm of The American Lawyer. We are proud to spotlight a handful of individuals from each practice area that are truly agents of change. Our goal was to recognize professionals in the South […]

By Maeve Allsup Lawyers, other companies closely watching implementation Company still faces lawsuits from California and investors Activision Blizzard Inc.‘s plans to create an $18 million fund for victims of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations and implement workplace reforms will bring a new set of challenges to the embattled video-game giant. The settlement with the […]

By Rachel Stone Law360 (September 30, 2021, 7:31 PM EDT) — An Illinois federal court held that Allstate Corp. must face an ERISA suit lodged by a group of current and former workers who claim the insurer cost them nearly $70 million by keeping poor-performing funds in their profit-sharing retirement plan. In his memorandum opinion […]

By David Thomas (Reuters) – As the U.S. legal industry plots a mass return to in-person work and considers a less office-bound future, at least one law firm said it is doubling down on its flagship office in Manhattan. Lowenstein Sandler has announced it is expanding its New York City office at 1251 Avenue of […]

Law360 (September 23, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT) — As co-chair of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP’s whistleblower practice group, H. Vincent McKnight Jr. has helped federal authorities recoup billions of dollars, including a recent settlement that saw Wells Fargo agree to hand over $3 billion, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2021 Government Contracts […]

By Martin Espinoza The owners of Sonoma County’s only psychiatric hospital, Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, have agreed to pay $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges a number of state labor code violations, including significant understaffing that led to unsafe working conditions for nurses and other staff. The lawsuit, which names as defendant former […]

By Xiumei Dong and David Thomas (Reuters) – Law firms are going back to the drawing board on office reopenings – and more are settling for a big fat question mark, at least for now. With September nearly over and the current wave of U.S. coronavirus cases just beginning to recede, some law firms that […]

SANTA ROSA, Sept. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sanford Heisler Sharp and Valerian Law attorneys who are representing a former nursing leader at a North Bay acute psychiatric hospital today announced a landmark Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) settlement following more than three years of litigation. In 2018, Valerian Law, P.C. and Sanford Heisler Sharp, […]

By Staci Zaretsky The morning air is getting brisk and summer officially ends in two days. Another thing that’s ending is Biglaw firms’ hopes and dreams of getting associates and staff back into their offices before the new year begins. Thanks to the continued assault of the coronavirus crisis, many of the nation’s most prestigious […]

By Jeremy Heisler, Andrew Melzer, and Kate MacMullin A judicial specter is haunting the United States: Our nation’s Supreme Court is in a Chamber of Commerce state of mind—even as the national economy struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with individuals and small businesses bearing the brunt of the pain. In recent decades, the […]

The return to normal expected by now did not come to be. Law firm leaders have learned now to deal with that challenge. By Andrew Maloney What You Need to Know Most firms’ expectations for what the pandemic would entail did not match up with reality. Law firms and surveys suggested the industry would be […]

Firms are beginning to realize that burning out their best and brightest is bad for business. By Zack Needles The Trend: The combination of boundary-less remote work and white-hot demand across a number of practice areas has many associates on the brink of billable-driven burnout. But there is a silver lining: some firms have taken […]

By Dylan Jackson What You Need to Know There is a point where working a lot of billable hours leads to poor outcomes, but it varies depending on the person. Burnout isn’t new, but the pandemic has created additional stressors, making this seem like a tipping point for many. Firm leaders are looking for ways […]